Plans are developing in the United States Senate to improve the government’s regulation of the computer security of companies running critical industries. Whilst there is opposition from businesses that believe the changes will go too far security experts believe it should have even more power. You can read more over at smh.com.au
Even with good security protocols in place it’s still common for employees to transfer sensitive information to their insecure USBs to take home with them. If you’re going to use USB devices in a work environment you want to use an IronKey. The IronKey encrypts data on the device keeping your information safe. The University […]
Arthur Wong, CEO of IronKey has shared his thoughts on the latest anti-malware software in a guest post on forbes.com. Mr Wong said, “Think your anti-virus or firewall will keep you safe? Unfortunately, over 75% of crimeware attacks go undetected by the best anti-malware software. Today’s crimeware changes so fast that it evades anti-virus and […]
While we’re keeping an eye on the results at the tennis in Melbourne via the australianopen.com website there is a team of IT security experts monitoring our usage. They’re doing this to prevent cyber attacks by keeping an eye out for any overly large volumes of traffic being transferred. You can read more over at […]
Dave Jevans has revealed on his blog that 760 companies have potentially felt the effects of criminals finding a database of their symmentric RSA SecurID keys. With this information, the criminals were able to create virtual copies of the RSA SecurID tokens. You can read more over at http://blog.ironkey.com/?p=1329
Sophos, a computer security company, recently acquired 50 misplaced USB keys from RailCorp, who sold the keys in a lost property auction. Sophos analysed the keys and found that two thirds of the keys were infected with some form of malware. Sophos found there were CVs, jobs applications, tax return information, photo albums, work projects, […]
Michael J. Miller of PCMag.com has reviewed the IronKey range of secure USB devices. He concludes by saying, “Overall, IronKey remains the standard for secure, managed drives, with just a bit more speed and flexibility.” You can read the full review here.
In a post on the official Facebook blog, it was revealed that 600,000 Facebook accounts a day are compromised. To combat these breaches, Facebook’s proposed plan is to have users set 3 to 5 trusted friends. These friends would then receive a code, which they can pass on to you to help you unlock your […]
Research from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has revealed 45 percent of US computers are infected by crimeware. Crimeware is a term used to describe malicious software on a computer that can be used to hack in to bank accounts, steal credit card information or perform other illegal activities, all without the user knowing it […]
IronKey has announced it will be showing the latest version of its online banking security solution at GITEX Technology Week. “Online banking fraud isn’t restricted by borders, and the organised cyber-gangs that have been successfully stealing large sums from the Western banks are now turning their attention to banks and their clients in the Middle […]